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    But at sixteen the conscience rarely gnaws
    So much, as when we call our old debts in
    At sixty years, and draw the accounts of evil,
    And find a deuced balance with the devil.

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Two souls, alas! reside within my breast, and each withdraws
from and repels its brother.
[Ger., Zwei Seelen read more

Two souls, alas! reside within my breast, and each withdraws
from and repels its brother.
[Ger., Zwei Seelen wohnen, ach! in meiner Brust,
Die eine will sich von der andern trennen.]

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The Past lives o'er again,
In its effects, and to the guilty spirit
The ever-frowning Present is read more

The Past lives o'er again,
In its effects, and to the guilty spirit
The ever-frowning Present is its image.

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The still small voice is wanted.

The still small voice is wanted.

by William Cowper Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes.

He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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A clear conscience is a soft pillow.

A clear conscience is a soft pillow.

by German Proverb Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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They have cheveril consciences that will stretch.

They have cheveril consciences that will stretch.

by Robert Burton Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.

Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.

by H. L. Mencken Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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Oh, Conscience! Conscience! man's most faithful friend,
Him canst thou comfort, ease, relieve, defend;
But if he read more

Oh, Conscience! Conscience! man's most faithful friend,
Him canst thou comfort, ease, relieve, defend;
But if he will thy friendly checks forego,
Thou art, oh! woe for me, his deadliest foe!

by George Crabbe Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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No ear can hear nor tongue can tell the tortures of the inward hell!

No ear can hear nor tongue can tell the tortures of the inward hell!

by Lord Byron Found in: Conscience Quotes,
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